Jackals in Simeulue Island is an exposed reef break that has very consistent surf. May-Oct (Dry Season) is the best time of year for waves. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Jackals Location Maps

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Visitor Reviews of Jackals

“The break is actually known locally as "The Peak" not Jackals. It is by far the most consistent peak on the island. During my two weeks there the wave was extremely crowded when it was firing. With two surf resorts right out in front with at least 30+ surfers and surfers from other camps and locals surfing it it can get very crowded for a single peak with only short 2-3 turn rides.

Wave quality can get perfect but more often there are frequent close out sections. The wave is super consistent 6ft but not a wave machine, it attracts more swells than all the other nearby reefs. There is a 10 minute wait regularly between the 2 wave sets making the hassling and positioning for waves amongst crowds of 20+ not much fun. The reef on the inside is a live reef and very unforgiving, it can easily break boards and people once the swell gets to 6ft+.

This place is challenging to get to, the locals are amazingly friendly and real characters. There's loads of plastic rubbish on the roads and beaches here but there's plenty to do when the waves are not firing if you want to get out and about and explore. You will stand out as an outsider here as almost no one speaks English.

NOTE: Strict Sharia law here, NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS OR HAPPY ENDING SHENANIGANS. The local cops were trying to sell weed to tourists undercover to entrap them...You have been warned.”

Airports

The second closest airport to Jackals is Polonia (Medan) Airport (MES), also in Indonesia, 299 km (186 miles) away.

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Jackals, Simeulue Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Jackals sea temperature, Jackals photographs, Jackals detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Jackals webcams, current wind from Simeulue Island live weather stations and Jackals tide predictions. The Indonesia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Indonesia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Indonesia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Jackals.